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October 4, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Apache Stone Quarry LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

When they were cooking lunch the hose on propane tank broke/came off & began spewing flames. EE went to turn off the gas flow to keep shop from catching fire & burned hand.

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